The love story of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle begun in 2016. Take a look at the avenues of their romantic journey.
October 31, 2016: The royal family fans from all around the world received the news about Prince Harry's new relationship rumour with actress Meghan Markle. On the same day, Meghan posted a photo on Instagram, which helped to speculate what is actually going on in her mind.
November 1, 2016: Some reports from UK's famous publications suggested that Meghan has already met with Harry's father Prince Charles. The secret news came from a palace insider, who also said, "Harry is pretty serious about her and she is pretty serious about him."
November 8, 2017: Prince Harry confirmed their relationship in public by releasing a statement by Kensington Palace. The rare statement became the stamp paper for the royal relationship. It stated, "He feels lucky to have so many people supporting him and knows what a fortunate and privileged life he leads."
"He is also aware that there is significant curiosity about his private life. He has never been comfortable with this, but he has tried to develop a thick skin about the level of media interest that comes with it. He has rarely taken formal action on the very regular publication of fictional stories that are written about him and he has worked hard to develop a professional relationship with the media focused on his work and the issues he cares about," the statement continued.
"But the past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment."
"Some of it has been hidden from the public—the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed; the substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life," the palace stated.
"It is not right, that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is 'the price she has to pay' and that 'this is all part of the game.' He strongly disagrees. This is not a game—it is her life and his," the statement ended.
November 15, 2016: It was the time when people got to know that they are sharing a real bond, as two pictures were published which showcased that the couple was wearing same bracelets.
November 28, 2016: The elder of two brothers, Prince William, gave his own views on the privacy of the couple in a statement, where he said, "The Duke of Cambridge absolutely understands the situation concerning privacy and supports the need for Prince Harry to support those closest to him."
December 6, 2016: While Meghan was shooting for "Suits", Harry went meet his girlfriend after his Caribbean tour to Toronto.
In the same month, Meghan told The Vancouver Sun that she is the luckiest girl in the world and people speculated that what she said had to be about Harry.
December 9, 2016: Megan was spotted in Toronto, wearing a necklace with the initials "M" and "H" and was reportedly created by designer Maya Brenner.
December 15, 2016: The couple was photographed together in London's West End neighbourhood by one of the UK's publications.
Even the couple enjoyed their Christmas Eve together in London and attended a play "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime."
January 15, 2017: According to local reports, Meghan met Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, including Princess Charlotte.
Later, Meghan's family approved of their relationship."She's very much in love and she's obviously happy because if she wasn't happy, she wouldn't be there" said Meghan's father.
February 2, 2017: Harry and Meghan spotted together again at London's Soho House.
March 3, 2017: Again in March during the wedding of Harry's friend from Eton College, the couple was photographed together.
April 7, 2017: Meghan announced that she was closing her lifestyle blog "The Tig" and people started assuming that it could be because she was planning to get married to the Prince soon. Meghan said, "after close to three beautiful years on this adventure with you, it's time to say goodbye to The Tig. What began as a passion project (my little engine that could) evolved into an amazing community of inspiration, support, fun and frivolity. You've made my days brighter and filled this experience with so much job."
May 7, 2017: During a polo match the couple was seen together. Even after the match, both clicked photographs.
June 2017: Daily Mail reported that Megan was spotted wearing a gold thumb ring, which was a gift from Harry.
July 2017: People magazine reported in July that Prince Harry had purchased a painting from British artist Van Donna for an "important person" back in October 2016. The name of the art piece was "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love." He asked to make two parts of that painting if possible, as he wanted to take half of it and gift the rest to his beloved.
August 4, 2017: The couple went to Meno, a Kwena camp in Botswana for a romantic holiday. Both photographed while wearing matching caps.
September 5, 2017: In an interview with Vanity Fair, Meghan finally said, "I can tell you that at the end of the day I think it's really simple. We're two people who are really happy and in love."
September 13, 2017: An insider from the Buckingham Palace confirmed that Harry has asked for Megan Markel's hand from her father Thomas. He also spoke to his grandmother Queen Elizabeth for the marriage approval.
September 25, 2017: Prince Harry and Megan Markle had made their first public appearance on September 25 at Invictus Games. They were found together, holding hands and walking to the stadium for a wheelchair tennis match.
November 4, 2017: A palace insider told that the romantic couple is planning to shift together in London.
November 13, 2017: Reports said that Meghan is about to quit her popular TV show 'Suits'.
November 21, 2017: In another report, it was written, "Markle will live with Harry at his two-bedroom Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, where staff already know Markle," which had indicated that the couple has already made their minds to move in together.
November 24, 2017: A source said that Royal family had called for two meetings. The afternoon meeting was about Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle's wedding.
November 27, 2017: Finally the day came when the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was announced. The Prince of Wales announced the engagement news of the couple. Later both came together to share the news with media, where Meghan showed her engagement ring.
